AFB re-elects all board members

The Association of Finance Brokers has conducted the first elections to its board, with David Burrows, Steve Teague and Stuart Johnson all re-elected unopposed in their current positions representing small, large and extra large firms respectively.

Robert Sinclair, director of the AFB says “We are delighted that we now have a full complement of board members and will be looking to add more co-opted members at our next meeting. This will further strengthen the experience and reach of the board and assist in developing our relationships with legislators, regulators and the full range of those businesses involved in secured loans.

“I look forward to setting a clear strategy for members to take us to the end of the decade.”

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The bridging market has enjoyed an excellent couple of years and, as a result, has seen a succession of new lenders enter the market. That competition has forced all of us to look carefully at how we price bridging loans. Over the past few months we have spent a lot of time on adjusting the […]